What in the world was the world's 2nd most deadliest snake doing in their back yard-- oh, it's Australia. I have relatives who live in the desert here in the US who have to constantly deal with rattlesnakes in their yard, and I don't understand why people farking put up with it. Move some place else.

iheartscotch:BKITU: Sybarite: It's Australia. What are the odds that anything that came out of those eggs wouldn't try to kill him?

I believe the answer is none. None percent odds.

What if they were wallaby eggs? Wallabies lay eggs, right?

/ I'd like a pet wallaby; they are small and cuddly, not like those red kangaroos.

// I know wallabies don't lay eggs; or do they?

Good on ya, for knowin some Oceanology, but they were really Drop Bear eggs. They look similar to the Wallaby eggs, but are more pinkish in hue. In the future I suggest you consult with Bruce's Australian Wildlife Offspring field guide.

Mayhem of the Black Underclass:iheartscotch: BKITU: Sybarite: It's Australia. What are the odds that anything that came out of those eggs wouldn't try to kill him?

I believe the answer is none. None percent odds.

What if they were wallaby eggs? Wallabies lay eggs, right?

/ I'd like a pet wallaby; they are small and cuddly, not like those red kangaroos.

// I know wallabies don't lay eggs; or do they?

Good on ya, for knowin some Oceanology, but they were really Drop Bear eggs. They look similar to the Wallaby eggs, but are more pinkish in hue. In the future I suggest you consult with Bruce's Australian Wildlife Offspring field guide.

gopher321:Deadliest wildlife around here in Ontario is maybe a rabid racoon, or a deer that may jump in front of your car. We do have polar bears up north. New tourism slogan... Australia: Our Whole Continent Wants You Dead

Is it coincidence they've named a whole city Darwin? That smacks of tempting fate if you ask me.

1. Snake eggs are all leathery, not hard like chicken eggs. So this kid is an idiot.2. A newly hatchd snake is not danerous. It's fangs aren't developed enough and neiher is it's venom.

I wouldn't test #2 first hand. But that's my understanding.

2 things are silly about this:

1. The kid isn't an idiot, he's THREE YEARS OLD. (The mother may very well be an idiot, however.)2. The kid wanted to keep the snakes, so even if he had recognized what type of eggs they were, he'd probably still have kept them in his wardrobe.

I don't f- with Australians... When the British discovered Australia, they quickly discovered that everything in Australia wanted to kill them... So they decided, instead of putting aside valuable land in Britain to house prisoners who would die eventually from the horrific conditions anyway, to send them to Australia... What they didn't count on was for the strongest, meanest, toughest, sons-a-biatches would not just survive, but thrive and carve out an existence there...

Steve Irwin might not have had a deep voice or a hairy back, but that crazy tough bastard laid down on a taipan, the worlds deadliest snake... Normal people don't DO that... He was tougher than a vampire... Not only did he have to be staked in the heart, it had to be a venom stake to the heart... RIP Steve...

Even more: you're taking responsibility for the lives of those creatures. Say they were normal birds. Did you explain to your son that he has to be prepared to feed them 24/7 for several weeks until they they are able to fly and can be released?

Give me a break. This is the kind of person that adopts a dog, and when it becomes inconvenient, abandons it on the highway or out in the woods. Miserable excuse for human beings.